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Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja (working title) for the PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system.  Players will step into the role of Zen, a master ninja, through a thrilling dynamic storyline of betrayal and intrigue.  Zen will find himself scaling sheer walls, leaping across roof tops, sneaking silently towards his prey and expertly dispatching foes with his razor-sharp blade.  Shinodbido 2: Tales of the Ninja (working title) will be available for the launch of the PS®Vita system for North America in 2012.

Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja (working title) finds the region of Utakata in the grip of a vicious civil war.  Players will step into the shoes of Zen, betrayed by his companions and left homeless.  Saved by the Asuka Ninja clan, Zen chooses to live the life of a ninja and sets out to find those who wronged him, stopping at nothing to unleash the full impact of his silent and deadly revenge. Zen will use his honed ninja craft to take down enemies with Assassination a unique skill that lets players silently dispose the opposition with satisfying kills.  Using the unique touch screen and panel, players will be able to mimic ninja actions such as throwing shurikens and targeting grapple points.

This looks like a shit load of fun, I can’t wait to get my hands on a PS Vita.  Now the question is do I import from Japan again, or get a US one?